US priest who founded Knights of Columbus is beatified
Hartford, Connecticut, USAP The late Connecticut priest who founded the Knights of Columbus moved a step closer to possible sainthood with his beatification Saturday, as authorised by Pope Francis. The celebration for Rev Michael McGivney at the Cathedral of St Joseph in Hartford included the reading of a letter from Francis and the unveiling of […]
In the US state of Connecticut, disputes over Christopher Columbus statues play out in court
AP Disputes over what to do with statues of Christopher Columbus in Connecticut have resulted in both civil and criminal complaints. Sculptures of the explorer were erected in the 19th and 20th centuries across the state, which has a large Italian-American population, but many were taken down this summer following widespread racial injustice protests that […]